Denis Boucher

Denis Boucher (born March 7, 1968) is a Canadian former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, and Montreal Expos. He represented Canada at the 1987 Pan American Games.[1] He is currently a scout for the New York Yankees.[2]

Denis Boucher
Boucher (left) in 2014
Pitcher
Born: (1968-03-07) March 7, 1968
Montreal, Quebec
Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 12, 1991, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
May 21, 1994, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Win–loss record6–11
Earned run average5.42
Strikeouts77
Teams

Boucher served as the pitching coach for the Canada national team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.[3] He was the pitching coach of the Canada national team for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. Boucher is one of only four Canadians to have played for both the Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos, the others being Matt Stairs, Rob Ducey and Shawn Hill.

He now lives in Montreal (Lachine), where he is developing youth baseball programs.

References

  1. "1987 Pan American Games (Rosters)". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  2. http://www.torontosun.com/sports/baseball/2010/02/20/12958401-sun.html
  3. "Baseball Canada: World Baseball Classic roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-02-09.


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